I have an expert (read someone who actually knows what they are doing) lined up to visit soon so I think a couple of hours of hands on hints and tips will be invaluable.
Errrrr not to sure about high speed sleighing, can we start slow and steady??
Denny in Sask, wanting to get up there and drive
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "castlerockjacobs" <castlerockjacobs@...> wrote:
>
> Denny,
> I will answer by the number of picture on hitching your harness that is in Ely's folder...I am only going by the pictures and my impression.
> Pic. 1 Breeching should be further down the hip from backstrap. Saddle a little far back. Line into breastcollar usually a straighter line but it coming forward might be the style.
> Pic.2 this other side of the horse looks better. You want the breast collar and traces in a straight line back
> Pic. 3 better line of draft
> Pic. 4 would like to see the line of draft lower.
> Just one general comment. If your breeching is lowest under the tail with that much gap, it is too loose..however if you do the adjustments above, it might be a different story...the breeching is your brakes and you do not want them too loose before contacting the horses' butt or the vehicle will have gained speed and might throw the horse off the feet that will act as the brake.
> Barb Lee has a good pamphlet about the line of draft for all kinds of hitching and uses. Maybe someone n this list sells them or go on something like Amazon and look for a used one.
> When you are just beginning with harness and hitching it seems like so much to figure out but it gets really simple and fast after awhile. You have the perfect environment for high speed sleigh riding ;-). Victoria da Roza
>
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